DeepNest: Focus & Productivity

Transform your new tab into a beautiful personal focus environment. Free, open-source, privacy-first.

Turn every new tab into a calm, distraction-free environment for deep work. DeepNest replaces the noisy default new tab with an intentional workspace featuring a drift-proof focus timer, flexible work techniques, daily task planning, soothing ambient sound, and optional website blocking. Free, open-source, and local-first: no accounts, no subscriptions, and your data never leaves your browser. Most productivity tools create anxiety with pushy notifications, streak-threats, and endless clutter. DeepNest is designed with a calm, non-judgmental philosophy: • Local-first & Private: All tasks, sessions, and journal reflections are saved directly to your device (IndexedDB). No telemetry tracking your text, no cloud accounts, and no data harvesting. • A Fresh Start Every Day: At local midnight, your focus selections refresh. Unfinished items stay safely in your backlog without guilt or overdue alarms. • Lightweight & Fast: Engineered to open instantly without slowing down your browser. Zero heavy bundled media—ambient audio is generated on-demand via WebAudio synthesis. ⏱️ 13 Focus & Work Techniques Choose the rhythm that matches your energy and cognitive load: • Classic Pomodoro (25/5, 30/5, 40/10, 50/10) • 52/17 Method (Based on natural productivity cycles) • Deep Work (60, 90, and 120-minute uninterrupted stretches) • Flowtime (Open-ended focus; take a break whenever you reach a natural stopping point) • Sprints (10 or 15-minute low-friction sessions to overcome procrastination) • Timeboxing & Custom intervals • Meditative Completion Sound: A gentle synthesized Tibetan singing bowl chime (with service worker alarms that notify you even if the tab is closed). 📋 Intentional Daily Tasks & Thought Dump • Today vs. All Tasks: Choose 1 to 3 key priorities for today. Yesterday’s backlog stays neatly in "All Tasks" until you decide to pull it in. • Quick-Add & Task-to-Timer: Start a dedicated focus session on any task with a single click. • Thought Dump: A separate scratchpad for stray ideas, links, and brain dumps. Keeps ideas safe without cluttering your active focus list. • Date-Grouped Done List: Clear history of completed work organized by date with one-click restore. 🛡️ Calm Website Blocker • Best-effort site blocking active ONLY during focus sessions. • A peaceful, shame-free interstitial screen when you visit blocked domains. • Breaks are always open—blocking automatically suspends during breaks. 🌿 Calming Aesthetics & Ambient Audio • Pure Offline Mode: Gorgeous CSS gradients with zero remote requests. • Curated Nature Photography: High-definition landscapes with smooth daily transitions and subtle photographer credits. • Offline Ambient Synthesizer: Soothing, frequency-balanced soundscapes (ocean waves, gentle rainfall, velvet brown noise, and soft breeze) generated directly in your browser. 📖 Mindful Planning & Reflection Journal • Morning Intention: Set one primary focus goal and perform a gentle capacity check. • Evening Reflection: Wind down with honest, kind reflections. • 30-Day History & Patterns: Visual trends and honest statistics without fabricated metrics. • Data Ownership: Export your full history anytime to standard JSON or CSV, or restore from a backup. 🌐 World Clock & Productivity Tools • Multi-Timezone Bar: Track teammates, clients, or loved ones across time zones with live day/night indicators. • Command Palette: Press Ctrl+K (or Cmd+K) to launch sessions, toggle timers, or search tasks with your keyboard. • Fullscreen Mode: Press 'F' to turn your display into a distraction-free desk clock and ambient timer. DeepNest is built on the principle that your productivity data is personal. • storage: Saves your tasks, journal entries, and settings locally on your machine. • alarms & notifications: Sends a gentle reminder when your focus session finishes, even if you switched tabs. • declarativeNetRequest: Enforces your custom focus blocklist during active sessions without reading your browsing activity. • Optional host access: Requested only if you turn on website blocking, scoped strictly to block distractions you choose.